Compound rail.



B. P. CALDWELL.

COMPOUND RAIL.

APPLIOATION FILED 00m. 1, 1912.

1,073,213. I Patented Sept. 16,1913.

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EDWARD r; CALDWELL; or WATERLOO; IOWA.

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To all whom ii am-aw Be it kno-ivn thatLiEihviiizb P. CALbtvnLiJ, a citizen of the .Uhited'States, r sidingat \"Vaterloo, iii the county (if Bla'clihawlr and seas of Iowa, have ihvelited new and useful improvementsiiiCoinpbund Rails, er which the an e-higis h spasti -anon.

This iiiif' eritioii'i relates t8" railway rails, and more pa'rtieulhrly to; that type of rail havihg 'a sideigrboye" and employed in the ser al-harsher street ahiwa vs.

hi the object of this invention a pro: vide a mm oaha rail as which have ineaii's is provided for the removal of one of the sections for the p tirpo's'e of renewal when such section b'ecoiiies worii.

fteferrhig to the ,drttwingsFignre 1 is a sectional view of complete rail assembled in use, and showing the read bed construction used in connection therewith; and, Fig.2 is a side elevation partly in section of a section of the track as con structed with my new rail.

Referring more paiticulai'ly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the head of the rail which head is provided with an integral depending ash portion 2, which is provided with suitable bolt aperturesfl i The base of the rail comprises two angle bars 3 and 4 provided with bolt apertures 3 and 1- and each of which is cut away as at 5 to form a shoulder 6, these angle bars 3 and 1 when secured together forming a pocket to receive the depending web portion 2 of the head 1. The angle bar 3 is provided with an upwardly extending portion 7 which projects up around the side of the head of the rail as shown at 8, and forms a brace therefor as against any lateral strain which may occur in the passing of a train thereover. The vertical portion 9 of the angle bar 4 is curved outwardly at 10 and upwardly at 11 which latter portion is spaced from the head 1 of the rail to form an intermediate groove 12 within which the flange of the wheel travels. This angle bar 4 also extends upwardly under the head of the rail, and at the base of the groove 12 it is provided with an integral extension 13 which surrounds the head 1 in a manner similar to the portion 8 of the memberS.

The two angle bars 3 and 4 are permanently secured together by means of rivets 14, and the base thus formed rests upon the tie plate 15 which in turn is suppecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Octo'li'er 1; ism; serial masses.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

ear-t a upon the tie 16; The ordinary spikes 17 are employed to s cur the base and tie plate in place on the tie 16.

In cdns'trtictiiig the roadbed, the tie, tie plates, spikes and base are partially embedded in so nets or the like as shown in Fig-i l, the iipp'er extremity ofthe base beingabove thehva thereof and leaving the p'oc'liet has for the reception of the depehdiiig portion 2 o'fthe Head 1. The depending portion 2 of the head 1 is inserted iii the pocket for-med by the wall 5 and 6 of the angle bars 3 and 41-, and held therein by bolts 20 which pass tlirough the bolt apertar-e 3 sad 4 at the angle bars 3 and t and the boltapertfires 2 at the depending portidn Q of the head 1. A nut- 21 is employed to "ecfire the bah in place. a

y this eehstraehen a will be seen that I have devised rail in which the head thereof ma be readily removed and re ilaced wlieiiith'zts bec'oine' were and useless, withotit disttirbifig the roadway "cjoii'struction, thus obviating the hece's'sity of excavating sheets when it is desired to renew a rail.

hat is claimed is -1.= A compound rail embodying a head, an integral extension depending therefrom, a base comprising two members each having its upper extremity cut away to form a pocket for the reception of said depending integral extension, the upper extremity of one of the base members embracing the side of the rail head, and the upper extremity of the other of the base members having its upper extremity bent and spaced from said head to form an intervening groove, and means for securing the base sections and the rail head together.

' 2. A compound rail embodying a rail head, an integral web depending therefrom, a base comprising two members, means for securing the depending integral web between the base members, one of the base members extending upwardly and engaging the side face of the rail head, the other base member being bent upwardly and outwardly to form a groove between its upper extremity and the rail head, and means integral with the last mentioned base member at the base of said groove for engaging the side face of the rail head.

3. A compound rail embodying a rail head having an integral depending web, a base comprising two angle members, one of said base members having its upper extremity tapered and embracing the outer face of the rail head, the other base memher being of greater height than the first mentioned base member and having its upper extremity bent outwardly to form a groove between itself and the inner face of the rail, means integral with the last mentioned base member at the base of the groove for engaging the inner face of the rail head, means for securing the base members together, and means for securing the depending web between the base members.

4. A. compound rail embodying a rail head, an integral web portion depending therefrom, two right angle base members each having a cut away portion to receive the integral depending web portion, means for securing the base members together, means for securing the depending web portion between the base members, and means for engaging the side faces of the rail head, said means comprising the tapered upper extremity of the base members.

5. A compound rail embodying a head, an integral extension depending therefrom, a base comprising two members each having its upper extremity cut away to form a pocket for the reception of said depending integral extension, the upper extremity of one of the base members embracing the side of the rail head, and the upper extremity of the other of the base members having its upper extremity bent and spaced to form an intervening groove, means for securing the base sections and the rail head together,

and an integral extension on the last mentioned base member near its extremity for engaging the side face of the rail head.

6. A compound rail. embodying a rail head, an integral depending web .portion, a

plurality of right angle base members each 7 form an intervening groove, means for securing the base-members together, and

means for securing the dependingiweb portion betweenthe base members.

7. A compound rail embodying-fa rail.

head, a pluralityof right'angle base members having vertically extending portions of different lengths, the vertical extending portion of greatest length being; bent to space it from the rail head to form an intervening groove, and means for securing the base members and rail head together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD P; CALDWELL.

Witnesses:

F. WV. EDWARDS, GEO. J. SAGER.

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